By Adam Pagnucco. On August 11, 2023, the Washington Post broke one of the biggest scandals in MCPS history: the fact that Principal Joel Beidleman was promoted despite the fact…
MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. Superintendent Monifa McKnight has few defenders to help her resist an attempt by the school board to oust her, but the Montgomery County NAACP is one of…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I wrote a post about the powers the school board has over the superintendent. Those powers are substantial and include the ability to remove…
By Adam Pagnucco. I have been quoting the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) a lot lately on the regular controversies in MCPS and there are good reasons for that. First,…
Inspector General Punts
By Adam Pagnucco. For weeks on end, Montgomery County residents have been eagerly awaiting the second report on MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal from Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi. The…
Can the School Board Fire McKnight?
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight came out swinging against the school board, alleging that they were pressuring her to resign. MoCo360 printed this quote: Officers from the…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has declared her intention to resist an effort by the school board to oust her according to reporting by MoCo360 and the Washington…
By Adam Pagnucco. In response to today’s bombshell article in MoCo360 detailing alleged retaliation against an MCPS investigator looking into sexual harassment, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent…
Will There be Accountability at MCPS?
By Adam Pagnucco. Soon after the Montgomery County Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report holding that claims of misconduct by MCPS officials could not be substantiated, the school…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has released a smoking statement in reaction to the latest county inspector general report on MCPS. The report could not substantiate…